1995 Chicago Cubs season
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Record | 73–71 (.507) |
Divisional place | 3rd |
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Owner(s) | Tribune Company |
General manager(s) | Ed Lynch |
Manager(s) | Jim Riggleman |
Local television | WGN-TV/Superstation WGN/CLTV (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman) |
Local radio | WGN (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 1995 Chicago Cubs season was the 124th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 120th in the National League and the 80th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League Central with a record of 73–71. This season also marks the 50th anniversary of their last National league pennant of 1945.
Offseason[]
- December 2, 1994: Dave Otto was released by the Chicago Cubs.[1]
Regular season[]
The Cubs pitching staff did well during the regular season, leading all 28 teams in shutouts, with 12.[2]
Season standings[]
NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 59 | 0.590 | — | 44–28 | 41–31 |
Houston Astros | 76 | 68 | 0.528 | 9 | 36–36 | 40–32 |
Chicago Cubs | 73 | 71 | 0.507 | 12 | 34–38 | 39–33 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 81 | 0.434 | 22½ | 39–33 | 23–48 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 58 | 86 | 0.403 | 27 | 31–41 | 27–45 |
Record vs. opponents[]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 7–5 | |||
Chicago | 4–8 | — | 3–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | |||
Cincinnati | 5–8 | 7–3 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–1 | 4–3 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 8–5 | |||
Colorado | 4–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 5–7 | 4–4 | 4–9 | 7–1 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | |||
Florida | 3–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 3–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 4–3 | |||
Houston | 6–6 | 8–5 | 1–12 | 4–4 | 4–8 | — | 3–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 9–4 | |||
Los Angeles | 4–5 | 5–7 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 7–3 | 2–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | |||
Montreal | 4–9 | 5–3 | 4–8 | 1–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 7–6 | 8–5 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–3 | |||
New York | 8–5 | 3–4 | 5–7 | 4–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | — | 7–6 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–4 | |||
Philadelphia | 6-7 | 1–6 | 3–9 | 2–4 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 6–7 | — | 6–3 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–4 | |||
Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–6 | — | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–7 | |||
San Diego | 2–5 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 4–9 | 2–3 | 4–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | |||
San Francisco | 1–7 | 7–5 | 3–3 | 5–8 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | — | 7–6 | |||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–4 | 4-9 | 5–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — |
Notable transactions[]
- April 5, 1995: Brian McRae was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Chicago Cubs for Derek Wallace and Geno Morones (minors).[3]
- May 24, 1995: Felix Jose was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[4]
- May 26, 1995: Karl Rhodes was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago Cubs.[5]
- June 1, 1995: Kerry Wood was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 28, 1995.[6]
- June 1, 1995: Felix Jose was released by the Chicago Cubs.[4]
Roster[]
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Player stats[]
Batting[]
Starters by position[]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Other batters[]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Pitching[]
Starting pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Iowa Cubs | American Association | Ron Clark |
AA | Orlando Cubs | Southern League | Bruce Kimm |
A | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | Dave Trembley |
A | Rockford Cubbies | Midwest League | Steve Roadcap |
A-Short Season | Williamsport Cubs | New York–Penn League | |
Rookie | GCL Cubs | Gulf Coast League | Sandy Alomar, Sr. |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Daytona[7]
References[]
- ^ "Dave Otto Stats".
- ^ "1995 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
- ^ Brian McRae Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b "Felix Jose Stats".
- ^ "Tuffy Rhodes Stats".
- ^ "Kerry Wood Stats".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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